colectomy

[kuh-lek-tuh-mee] Origin

co·lec·to·my

[kuh-lek-tuh-mee]
noun, plural co·lec·to·mies. Surgery.
the removal of all or part of the colon or large intestine.

Origin:
col-2 + -ectomy
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colectomy (kəˈlɛktəmɪ)
 
n , pl -mies
surgical removal of part or all of the colon

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colectomy
1882, from colon + -ectomy.
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colectomy co·lec·to·my (kə-lěk'tə-mē)
n.
Surgical removal of part or all of the colon.

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